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"(literary) ancient times" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
古昔 gǔ xī (literary) ancient times / in olden days
Chinese Pinyin Translation
匴 suǎn bamboo utensil used for washing rice in ancient times / bamboo container for a hat used in the capping ceremony 冠禮|冠礼[guan4 li3] in ancient times
承尘 承塵 chéng chén (literary) ceiling / (literary) canopy over a seat in ancient times to keep off dust
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn
古往今来 古往今來 gǔ wǎng jīn lái since ancient times / since times immemorial syn
秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn
辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn
舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn
倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause
攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn
阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall
硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up
古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person syn
鞠 jū to incline (one's torso) / to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up / to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2] syn
柂 yí (literary) (botany) (a species of linden whose timber was used to make coffins in ancient times)
尺牍 尺牘 chǐ dú (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message syn
尺素 chǐ sù (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message
休沐 xiū mù (literary) a regular day off granted to officials in ancient times, for "rest and bathing"
赑屃 贔屭 bì xì (literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times / (literary) strenuous / exerting great force
盎 àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant
蔀 bù (literary) to cover / to shelter / (literary) 76 years (unit of time in ancient calendars)
斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn
婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn
第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn
俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn
聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn
虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn
怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled
蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect
婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved
佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden
塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest
奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious
庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn
江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn
时报 時報 shí bào "Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)
近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn
三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn
苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom) / the hard times are over, the good times just beginning syn
三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
同甘苦 tóng gān kǔ to share joys and sorrows / sharing good times and hard times / same as 同甘共苦 syn
尚书经 尚書經 shàng shū jīng Book of History / a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius
患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
古早 gǔ zǎo (Tw) old times / former times
事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
无时无刻 無時無刻 wú shí - wú kè (idiom) (when followed by 不[bu4]) at no time / never (Note: 無時無刻不|无时无刻不[wu2shi2-wu2ke4 bu4] therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".) / (when not followed by 不[bu4]) at all times / always syn
几度 幾度 jǐ dù how many times / several times / how many degrees (in terms of temperature or angle) / several degrees / to what degree / to what extent syn
古代 gǔ dài ancient times syn
传世 傳世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times / family heirloom syn
自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial syn
护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) syn
司徒 sī tú minister of land and people (in ancient times)
远古 遠古 yuǎn gǔ antiquity / ancient times syn
自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times syn
头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn
鸿沟 鴻溝 hóng gōu (fig.) gulf / chasm / wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4] syn
亘古 亙古 gèn gǔ throughout time / from ancient times (up to the present) syn
云梯 雲梯 yún tī (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain
古来 古來 gǔ lái since ancient times / it has ever been the case that syn
古时候 古時候 gǔ shí hou in ancient times / in olden days
鼓噪 gǔ zào (in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle) / to create a clamor / to make a din / to kick up a fuss about syn
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
漕河 cáo hé waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2])
弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
石虎 shí hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
钢叉 鋼叉 gāng chā pitchfork / garden fork / restraining pole (used by police) / military fork (of ancient times)
札 zhá thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague syn
伎 jì artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer syn
烹 pēng to boil / to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times) syn
箫 簫 xiāo xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes syn
铉 鉉 xuàn stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron / commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
笾 籩 biān bamboo tazza used in ancient times to hold dry food for sacrifices or at banquets
琮 cóng jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times
仞 rèn unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺[chi3]
鬯 chàng a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times
脩 xiū dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered
亘古未有 亙古未有 gèn gǔ wèi yǒu unprecedented / never seen since ancient times syn
亘古通今 亙古通今 gèn gǔ tōng jīn from ancient times up to now / throughout history
授受不亲 授受不親 shòu shòu bù qīn (in ancient times) no direct contact between men and women
税关 稅關 shuì guān customs house (in ancient times)
汗血马 汗血馬 hàn xuè mǎ (in ancient times) Ferghana horse / (later) fine horse
皇古 huáng gǔ ancient times
直裰 zhí duō everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars syn
近古 jìn gǔ near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
葛逻禄 葛邏祿 gě luó lù Qarluq or Karluk nomadic tribe, a Turkic ethnic minority in ancient times
太牢 tài láo (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
荤粥 葷粥 xūn yù Xunyu, an ethnic group of northern China in ancient times
㱾 gāi a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
扳指 bān zhǐ ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
攺 yǐ a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
让畔 讓畔 ràng pàn to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field / (fig.) (of farmers in ancient times) to be good-hearted and honest
戈船 gē chuán armed vessel (of ancient times)
赭衣 zhě yī convict's garb in ancient times / convict
丁夫 dīng fū (in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
牙旗 yá qí emperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or headquarters (in ancient times)
胡雁 hú yàn Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
鱼丽 魚麗 yú lì "fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind / The Fish Enter the Trap (title of Ode 170 in the Shijing)
刁斗 diāo dǒu soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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